First baseball stamp comes off press. Washington, D.C., May 26. Postmaster General James. A. Farley points to the first batch of the new baseball stamps as they come off the press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing today. The stamp is being issued and will be first placed on sale at Cooperstown
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- Harris & Ewing
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"First baseball stamp comes off press. Washington, D.C., May 26. Postmaster General James. A. Farley points to the first batch of the new baseball stamps as they come off the press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing today. The stamp is being issued and will be first placed on sale at Cooperstown" (1939-05-36). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_baseball_stamp_comes_off_press._Washington,_D.C.,_May_26._Postmaster_General_James._A._Farley_points_to_the_first_batch_of_the_new_baseball_stamps_as_they_come_off_the_press_at_the_LCCN2016875710.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 279059.
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